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Book 1, Chapter 1

In Off on a Comet

Read by Patrick Wells

Jules Verne

The story starts with a comet that touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. Some forty people of various natio…

02 - In which Kin-Fo and the Philosopher are more fully described

In The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China

Read by Patrick Wells

Jules Verne

The rich and phlegmatic Kin-Fo loses his fortune and decides to die, but not before experiencing some strong emotions. He asks his friend Wa…

06 - Squinty on a Journey

In Squinty the Comical Pig

Read by Patrick Wells

Richard Barnum

"This comical children's tale about the funny adventures of a funny pig written by an unknown author. The publisher has hired authors t…

11 - Five Weeks in Back Cup

In Facing the Flag

Read by Patrick Wells

Jules Verne

Like The Begum's Millions, which Verne published in 1879, it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what…

03- Symbols of Music Defined (continued)

In Music Notation and Terminology

Read by Patrick Wells

Karl Wilson Gehrkens

Until relatively recently, music students at all levels of study—from the conservatories to public schools—had few resources available for t…

2-06-The Law

In The Social Contract

Read by Patrick Wells

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Social Contract outlines Rousseau's views on political justice, explaining how a just and legitimate state is to be founded, organized a…

01 - How the Babes in the Wood Showed They Couldn’t be Beaten

In Grimm Tales Made Gay

Read by Patrick Barringer

Guy Wetmore Carryl

A comic rendering in verse of well-loved Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, each ending with a moral and full of puns. The titles of the tal…

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